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Scott Mitchell

Scott Mitchell's blog about writing.


Scott On Writing | 27 Aug 2010 18:44

Enhancing the Store Locator ASP.NET MVC Application to Include DirectionsSubscribe to this feed

Scott Mitchell writes "....Earlier this year I wrote an article on 4GuysFromRolla.com showing how to build an ASP.NET WebForms store locator application using Google Maps. Recently, I ported the store locator application to ASP.NET MVC and detailed building the application in..."
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Scott On Writing | 19 Aug 2010 17:45

I’m Teaching Two Upcoming Training Classes in San DiegoSubscribe to this feed

Scott Mitchell writes "....Once a year (or so) I teach a handful of one-day, four hour classes in San Diego on various ASP.NET topics. I’ve got two such classes lined up for Saturday, September 11: Get Started with ASP.NET MVC – 8 AM to Noon Traditionally, ASP.NET..."
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Scott On Writing | 18 Aug 2010 16:27

Hot Off the Presses – Teach Yourself ASP.NET 4 in 24 HoursSubscribe to this feed

Scott Mitchell writes "....Yesterday I received the author copies of my latest book, Teach Yourself ASP.NET 4 in 24 Hours. When signing the author agreement many, many months ago, there is typically a clause that promises the author X copies of the finished book. Getting..."
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Scott On Writing | 13 Aug 2010 23:44

Using the GeneratedImage Control in ASP.NET MVCSubscribe to this feed

Scott Mitchell writes "....One of the free, open-source controls on the ASP.NET team’s CodePlex page is the GeneratedImage control. In a nutshell, the GeneratedImage control is a combination of an ASP.NET Web Control and a set of classes that facilitate programmatically..."
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Scott On Writing | 10 Aug 2010 03:12

I Am Now Tweeting (Or is it Twittering?)Subscribe to this feed

Scott Mitchell writes "....Last week I received an email from Srikanth Pragada, a .NET trainer in southern India, asking why I did not have a Twitter account. I had two excuses. First, I am somewhat of a Luddite when it comes to social technologies like cell phones and web..."
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Scott On Writing | 04 Aug 2010 21:00

Two Upcoming ASP.NET Local User Group Talks in AugustSubscribe to this feed

Scott Mitchell writes "....This month I will be giving two talks to .NET user groups here in San Diego. Take Control of Your Website's URLs with ASP.NET Routing - Tuesday, August 17th at 6:00 PM at the ASP.NET Special Interest Group at the Microsoft Office in UTCDid you know..."
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Scott On Writing | 27 Jul 2010 19:56

Links to Scott Guthrie's Using LINQ to SQL TutorialsSubscribe to this feed

Scott Mitchell writes "....Back when Visual Studio 2008 came out, Scott Guthrie wrote an excellent series of blog posts on using LINQ to SQL. Unfortunately, the various installments are not easy to follow when starting from Part 1 and going onward, so I've decided to gather..."
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Scott On Writing | 17 Jul 2010 20:32

A Review of Desktop / Screen Sharing SoftwareSubscribe to this feed

Scott Mitchell writes "....I work as an independent consultant and trainer. Most of my business involves me meeting with clients (in person or online), discussing their needs, and then building a new application or enhancing an existing one from my own desktop. However, a..."
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Scott On Writing | 13 Jul 2010 04:01

HOWTO: Update Records in a Database Table With Data From Another Table (MS SQL Server)Subscribe to this feed

Scott Mitchell writes "....SQL's UPDATE statement makes it easy to update one or more records in a database table. The most common UPDATE statement pattern assigns static or parameterized values to one or more columns: UPDATE MyTable SET Column1 = Value1, Column2 =..."
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Scott On Writing | 06 Jul 2010 19:35

Determining an ASP.NET Page's View State FootprintSubscribe to this feed

Scott Mitchell writes "....ASP.NET view state is the technique used by an ASP.NET Web page to persist changes to the state of a Web Form across postbacks. The view state of a page is, by default, placed in a hidden form field named __VIEWSTATE, and can easily get very large...."
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Scott Mitchell

Fuzzy Logic, Inc.

San Diego, California, USA

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Scott Mitchell (ScottOnWriting) @codinghorror Being a little bit of a dick to get things done is not a good long-term strategy. It fosters "emotional debt," so to speak. about 5 hours ago from web


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Scott Mitchell (ScottOnWriting) @MaleHuman My latest book is in bookstores right now. Go get it!! :-) http://bit.ly/cmzV34 about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck


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Scott Mitchell (ScottOnWriting) My ASP.NET MVC store locator application - http://bit.ly/dxjqFy - now with driving directions - http://bit.ly/amUS0S 7 days ago from TweetDeck


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Scott Mitchell (ScottOnWriting) @shanselman Short answer, "Yes." Long answer, "No, because of your qualifier 'all.' This is overkill for trivial ASP.NET sites/prototypes." 10 days ago from web


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Scott Mitchell (ScottOnWriting) will be speaking at the San Diego .NET User Group tonight on ASP.NET Tips, Tricks, Traps and Tools - http://bit.ly/bplKu4 10 days ago from web


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Scott Mitchell (ScottOnWriting) @elijahmanor No, Part 2 will be published next week. I finished writing it yesterday, though. Enjoy. :-) 14 days ago from TweetDeck


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Scott Mitchell (ScottOnWriting) discovered how to add tags to a Community Server blog post using Windows Live Writer - http://bit.ly/9fkkzO 15 days ago from TweetDeck


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Scott Mitchell (ScottOnWriting) Thanks to all who attended my ASP.NET Routing talk last night @ the San Diego ASP.NET SIG - I'll be speaking @ the main UG meeting next week 16 days ago from web


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Scott Mitchell (ScottOnWriting) @elijahmanor Prior to Windows Live Writer I was using the web-based UI for Community Server. It worked, but Live Writer is nicer/snappier. 16 days ago from TweetDeck


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Scott Mitchell (ScottOnWriting) Hot off the presses, my latest book - Teach Yourself ASP.NET 4 in 24 Hours - http://bit.ly/TYASPNET4 16 days ago from web


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Scott Mitchell (ScottOnWriting) Latest 4Guys article now online: Implementing the Store Locator Application Using ASP.NET MVC (Part 1) - http://bit.ly/92lxw0 17 days ago from web


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Scott Mitchell (ScottOnWriting) is giving a talk to the San Diego ASP.NET LUG tonight on ASP.NET Routing - hope to see you there! http://bit.ly/aPaDsf 17 days ago from web


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Scott Mitchell (ScottOnWriting) I just started using Windows Live Writer to author my blog posts. What a nice user experience - why did I wait so long? 19 days ago from web


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Scott Mitchell (ScottOnWriting) What Happened to Yahoo!? An interesting look at Yahoo!'s company culture, by Paul Graham: http://bit.ly/aqWvOQ 22 days ago from web


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Scott Mitchell (ScottOnWriting) Latest 4Guys article now online: Filtering Data Using ASP.NET 4's QueryExtender Control - http://bit.ly/9rsWKE 23 days ago from web


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Scott Mitchell (ScottOnWriting) Created an ASP.NET MVC version of my Store Locator WebForms demo/app. Original code: http://bit.ly/9vA7Ox. MVC code: http://bit.ly/dCcAEn 24 days ago from web


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Scott Mitchell (ScottOnWriting) Been using jqModal a bit lately... it's a nice, lightweight, jQuery-based modal dialog box plugin - http://bit.ly/dxicWN 27 days ago from web